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15 Exposed Beam Ceiling Ideas for Rustic Charm
15 Exposed Beam Ceiling Ideas for Rustic Charm Our living room ceiling used to be flat, white, and completely forgettable, the kind of surface nobody looks at twice. We added faux beams one weekend mostly on a whim, not expecting it to change much….
14 Skylight Ideas That Brighten Any Room
14 Skylight Ideas That Brighten Any Room Our upstairs hallway used to stay dim all day, lit only by a single bulb nobody bothered replacing when it burned out. We cut a skylight into the roof above it almost as an experiment, not expecting…
15 Barn Door Ideas for Modern and Farmhouse Homes
15 Barn Door Ideas for Modern and Farmhouse Homes Our old pantry door used to swing open into the kitchen walkway, catching someone’s hip at least once a week. I finally swapped it for a sliding barn door on a whim, mostly to solve…
14 Mediterranean Interior Design Ideas for a Sun-Soaked Look
14 Mediterranean Interior Design Ideas for a Sun-Soaked Look Our living room used to feel cold no matter how high we turned the heat, all gray tones and hard edges. I spent a week in a small coastal town years ago and couldn’t stop…
15 Art Deco Bedroom Ideas for Glamorous Vintage Style
15 Art Deco Bedroom Ideas for Glamorous Vintage Style Our bedroom used to be entirely beige, safe in every choice, forgettable the moment you left it. I found a single brass sunburst mirror at an estate sale and hung it above the dresser almost…
14 Biophilic Living Room Ideas That Bring Nature Indoors
14 Biophilic Living Room Ideas That Bring Nature Indoors Our living room used to sit under fluorescent overhead light with a single sad succulent slowly dying on the windowsill. I started reading about biophilic design almost by accident, chasing a reason my apartment felt…
14 Gazebo Ideas for Outdoor Entertaining
14 Gazebo Ideas for Outdoor Entertaining Our patio table used to sit fully exposed, packed up at the first sign of rain or too much sun. We built a simple gazebo over it two summers ago, and suddenly nobody rushed dinner inside anymore. Guests…
14 Window Box Flower Ideas for Instant Charm
14 Window Box Flower Ideas for Instant Charm Our front windows used to sit bare, just glass and trim, nothing softening the line between house and yard. I hung two plain wooden boxes one spring weekend, filled them without much of a plan, and…
13 Wabi-Sabi Home Decor Ideas for Imperfect Beauty
13 Wabi-Sabi Home Decor Ideas for Imperfect Beauty I used to hide the chipped edge of my favorite bowl in the back of the cabinet, ashamed of it somehow. Then I read about wabi-sabi and realized the chip was the most honest thing about…
13 Vertical Herb Wall Ideas for Small Yards
13 Vertical Herb Wall Ideas for Small Yards My old apartment patio was barely big enough for two chairs, let alone a garden. I still wanted fresh herbs within arm’s reach of the kitchen, so I started building up instead of out. The first…
13 Boho Thanksgiving Table Setting Inspiration
13 Boho Thanksgiving Table Setting Inspiration My Thanksgiving table used to follow the same formula every year: a runner down the center, matching white plates, a centerpiece of orange and yellow mums flanked by two candles. Perfectly nice, and perfectly identical to a thousand…
14 Backyard Chicken Coop Ideas That Look Charming
14 Backyard Chicken Coop Ideas That Look Charming Our first coop was a plywood box, gray and functional, tucked behind the shed where nobody had to look at it. It kept the hens safe. It also looked like something we were hiding, not something…
